CN105144765B

CN105144765B - For signaling the device and method of ability outside standard within a wireless communication network

Info

Publication number: CN105144765B
Application number: CN201480021896.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: L·许; S·卡纳玛拉普蒂; S·S·帕蒂尔
Original assignee: Qualcomm Inc
Current assignee: Qualcomm Inc
Priority date: 2013-04-19
Filing date: 2014-03-20
Publication date: 2019-04-23
Anticipated expiration: 2034-03-20
Also published as: WO2014172061A1; US20140313988A1; JP2016517239A; EP2987347B1; JP6461098B2; CN105144765A; EP2987347A1; KR20150144325A; US9585008B2

Abstract

The aspects of the disclosure provides several methods to be deployed in contemporary communication standards (or proprietary) feature/enhancing outside unsustained standard.Mobile terminal and network can agree to mutually to support the outer feature/enhancing of specific standard, and be conveyed by the way that not currently used (or reservation) signaling data to be adapted to or be converted to outside this class standard or non-standard feature/enhancing support.

Description

For signaling the device and method of ability outside standard within a wireless communication network

Cross reference to related applications

This application claims the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/ submitted on April 19th, 2013 in U.S.Patent & Trademark Office 813,788 and the U.S. non-provisional application number 14/083,053 submitted on November 18th, 2013 in U.S.Patent & Trademark Office Priority and right is included in by whole in this by quoting.

Technical field

All aspects of this disclosure relate generally to signal in wireless communication system more particularly to cordless communication network nonstandard The mechanism of quasi- ability.

Background technique

Cordless communication network is widely deployed various logical to provide phone, video, data, information receiving, broadcast etc. Telecommunications services.Usually the such network of multi-access network supports the communication of multiple users by sharing the available network resources.This Class network another example is UMTS terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN).UTRAN is defined as Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) radio access network (RAN) of a part, UMTS are the third generations supported by third generation partnership project (3GPP) (3G) mobile phone telephony.The UMTS of succession as global system for mobile communications (GSM) technology supports various aerial at present Interface standard, such as wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA), TD-CDMA Time Division-Code Division Multiple Access (TD-CDMA) and Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA).UMTS also supports enhanced 3G data communication protocol, such as high-speed packet access (HSPA), to associated UMTS network provides higher transfer speed of data and capacity.

In the umts standard, user equipment (UE) (also referred to as movement station, wireless terminal, mobile terminal etc.) and UTRAN Between signaling relate to telecommunication channel foundation and control and the management of network information exchange.For the mesh of signaling , many information are transmitted between the UE and the UTRAN.Signaling between UE and UTRAN is using wireless defined in 3GPP standard Electrical interface agreement is performed.These radio interface protocol include media access control (MAC) agreement, radio link control (RLC) agreement, Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP), broadcast/multi broadcast control protocol, multimedia broadcast multicast control protocol, with And radio resource control (RRC) agreement.In order to ensure by the interoperability manipulation of different suppliers equipment produced, UE and UTRAN is typically designed to be communicated with each other according to the signaling protocol for defining and ratifying in current 3GPP standard.

With the demand sustainable growth accessed to mobile broadband, research and development persistently promotes UMTS technology so as to not only full Sufficient the growing demand for mobile broadband access, and improve and enhance user experience on mobile communications.However, to modify or Update 3GPP standard introduce it is new be generally characterized by taking time very much because it can involve multi-party and complicated rule Journey.

It summarizes

A brief overview of one or more aspects to provide a basic understanding of these aspects of the disclosure is given below.This General introduction is not the extensive overview of all features contemplated of the disclosure, and is both not intended to identify all aspects of the disclosure The critical or decisive element also range in terms of any or all non-for attempting to define the disclosure.Its sole purpose is with letter Change form provides preamble of some concepts of the one or more aspects of the disclosure as more detailed description given later.

The aspects of the disclosure provide several methods be deployed in contemporary communication standards unsustained standard it is outer (or It is proprietary) feature/enhancing.Mobile terminal and network equipment supplier can agree to mutually support the outer feature/enhancing of specific standard. By by hereinafter fully described method, mobile terminal can be by suitable by not currently used (or reservation) signaling data Match or converts to notify that it is supported outside this class standard or non-standard feature/enhancing to network signal, or vice versa, and the network energy Such adapted or conversion signaling data is enough identified, without interfering any legal signaling.

In one aspect, present disclose provides the signaling methods in a kind of cordless communication network.First network entity is to The transmission of two network entities meets the enhanced capabilities and configuration message of communication standard.The data of the enhanced capabilities and configuration message Field is configured to provide according to the first function of the communication standard and is related to being different from the communication standard for conveying Defined in feature at least one feature agreed to mutually information the second function.

Another aspect of the present disclosure provides the signaling method in a kind of cordless communication network.User equipment is marked according to communication For standard to transmission of network device id, which includes device id database, and each device id instruction is same by having At least one feature that the correspondence user equipment of sample identification number is supported.At least one feature is different from defining in communication standard Feature.UE and/or network enable supported feature in response to the matching of device id described in the database.

Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a kind of device for wireless communications.The device includes at least one processing Device, the communication interface for being coupled at least one processor and the memory for being coupled at least one processor.This is at least One processor includes the several circuit systems for being configured to perform various functions.This first circuit system included by processor It is configured to transmit the enhanced capabilities for meeting communication standard and configuration message to network entity.The enhanced capabilities and configuration message Data field be configured to provide according to the first function of the communication standard and for convey be related to being different from it is described logical Second function of the information of at least one feature agreed to mutually of feature defined in beacon standard.

Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a kind of user equipment for wireless communication.The user equipment includes at least one A processor, the communication interface for being coupled at least one processor and the memory for being coupled at least one processor. At least one processor includes the several circuit systems for being configured to perform various functions.The processor includes being configured to according to logical First circuit system of the beacon standard from user equipment to transmission of network device id.The network includes device identification number Library, at least one feature that each device id instruction is supported by the correspondence user equipment with same identification number.At this Reason device further comprises the second electricity for being configured to the matching of device id in database and enabling supported feature Road system, wherein at least one feature is different from the feature defined in the communication standard.

These and other aspects of the invention will be more completely understood after reading is described in detail below.It is attached combining Figure studied carefully hereafter to the description of specific illustrative embodiment of the invention after, other aspects of the present invention, feature and implementation Example will be apparent for those of ordinary skill in the art.Although feature of the invention it is following may be for some implementations Example and attached drawing discuss, but all embodiments of the invention may include one or more in favorable characteristics discussed in this article It is a.It in other words, can also be according to being discussed herein although one or more embodiments may be discussed with certain favorable characteristics Various embodiments of the present invention use one or more features in this category feature.In a similar manner, although exemplary implementation What example was discussed probably as equipment, system or embodiment of the method below, it should be appreciated that, such exemplary implementation Example can be realized in various equipment, system and method.

Brief description

Fig. 1 is the exemplary block diagram for conceptually illustrating telecommunication system.

Fig. 2 is the exemplary concept map for explaining access net.

Fig. 3 is the exemplary concept map for explaining the radio protocol architecture for user face and control plane.

Fig. 4 is that explanation according to the one side of the disclosure has and is diverted in and signals to feature/enhancing outside standard The concept map of the radio link control (RCL) data protocol data unit (PDU) of the data field of support.

Fig. 5 is that explanation according to the one side of the disclosure has and is diverted in and signals to feature/enhancing outside standard The concept map of the RLC status PDU of the data field of support.

Fig. 6 is that explanation according to the one side of the disclosure has and is diverted in and signals to feature/enhancing outside standard The concept map of the RLC of the data field of support incidentally status PDU.

Fig. 7 is that explanation according to the one side of the disclosure has and is diverted in and signals to feature/enhancing outside standard The simplification concept map of MAC-e PDU and the MAC-i PDU of the data field of support.

Fig. 8 is UE according to the one side of the disclosure and UTRAN special outside standard by being signaled using RRC dummy argument IE Sign/enhancing concept map.

Fig. 9 is UE according to the one side of the disclosure and UTRAN by utilizing international mobile station equipment identity (IMEI) number To signal the concept map of the outer feature/enhancing of standard.

Figure 10 is between explanation UE and UTRAN according to the one side of the disclosure for signaling the outer feature/increasing of standard The concept map of two strong step signaling methods.

Figure 11 is the hard-wired exemplary frame for explaining the device using processing system according to the one side of the disclosure Figure.

Figure 12 is the processor and computer-readable storage medium for explaining Figure 11 according to the one side of the disclosure in more detail The concept map of matter.

Figure 13 is data field of the explanation according to the one side of the disclosure by conversion enhanced capabilities and configuration message To signal the flow chart to the support method of feature outside standard.

Figure 14 is that explanation according to the one side of the disclosure is signaled using unique device identification number outside to standard The flow chart of the method for the support of feature.

Detailed description

The following detailed description of the drawings is intended as the description of various configurations, and is not intended to indicate to practice herein Described concept only configures.This detailed description includes detail to provide the thorough understanding to each conception of species.However, It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that these concepts can be practiced without these specific details.In some examples In, well-known structure and component are shown in block diagram form to avoid desalinating this genus.

The aspects of the disclosure provide several methods be deployed in contemporary communication standards unsustained standard it is outer (or It is proprietary) feature/enhancing.Mobile terminal and network equipment supplier can agree to mutually support the outer feature/enhancing of specific standard. By by hereinafter fully described method, mobile terminal can be by being adapted to not currently used (or reservation) signaling data Come outside notifying it to this class standard to network signal or non-standard feature/enhancing support, and the network can identify it is such Adapted or conversion signaling data, without interfering any legal signaling.These methods are also designed to minimize or keep away Exempt from forward compatibility risk.

In one aspect of the present disclosure, first network entity (for example, mobile terminal) is according to communication standard to the second network Entity (for example, network) transport protocol data unit (PDU).The standard can correspond to Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN), evolution UMTS terrestrial radio access network (e-UTRAN), GSM EDGE radio access network (GERAN), CDMA2000 radio access network (RAN) or any other suitable cordless communication network, and PDU can be configured to abide by Follow available standards.In the one side of the disclosure, the data field of PDU can be configured to the first function for supporting to meet communication standard Can and for conveying the support at least one feature agreed to mutually different from feature defined in the communication standard Two functions.In the further aspect of the disclosure, which is not supported in the communication standard or is not defined.

Each conception of species provided in the whole text in the disclosure can be across miscellaneous telecommunication system, the network architecture and communication standard To realize.Referring now to fig. 1, non-limiting as illustrative example, referring to Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) system 100 Illustrate the various aspects of present disclosure.UMTS network includes three interaction areas: core net 104, radio access network (RAN) (for example, UMTS terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) 102) and user equipment (UE) 110.In the example present, right Among the available several options of UTRAN 102, the UTRAN 102 explained can be enabled various using W-CDMA air interface Wireless service, including phone, video, data, information receiving, broadcast and/or other services.UTRAN 102 may include multiple nothings Line power grid Network Subsystem (RNS), such as RNS107, each RNS 107 is by respective radio network controller (RNC) (such as RNC 106) is controlled.Here, UTRAN 102 may include any number other than the RNC 106 and RNS107 that are explained Purpose RNC 106 and RNS107.RNC 106 is especially responsible to assign, reconfigure and discharge radio resource in RNS107 simultaneously It is responsible for the equipment of other matters.RNC 106 can pass through various types of interfaces (such as direct physical connection, virtual network or class Like object etc.) carry out other RNC (not shown) being mutually connected in UTRAN 102 using any suitable transmission network.

Several cellular cells are divided by the geographic area that RNS107 is covered, wherein radio transceiver device service Each cellular cell.Radio transceiver device is commonly known as B node in UMTS application, but can also be by art technology Personnel are known as base station (BS), base transceiver station (BTS), radio base station, wireless set, transceiver function, basic service Collect (BSS), extended service set (ESS), access point (AP) or some other suitable term.For the sake of clarity, each Three B nodes 108 are shown in RNS107；However, RNS107 may include the wireless B node of any number.B node 108 is to appoint What number mobile device is provided to the wireless access point of core net 104.The example of mobile device includes cellular phone, intelligence electricity Words, smartbook, personal digital assistant (PDA), are defended Session initiation Protocol (SIP) phone, laptop computer, notebook, net book Star radio, global positioning system (GPS) equipment, multimedia equipment, video equipment, digital audio-frequency player are (for example, MP3 is broadcast Put device), camera, game console or any other similar function device.Mobile device is commonly known as in UMTS application User equipment (UE), but can also be generally referred to by those skilled in the art as movement station (MS), subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, Radio-cell, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless telecom equipment, remote equipment, mobile subscriber station, access terminal (AT), mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, hand-held set, terminal, user agent, mobile client, client or other Some suitable term.In the umts system, UE 110 can further comprise universal subscriber identity module (USIM) 111, packet Containing user to the subscription information of network.For purpose is explained, a UE 110 and several B nodes 108 are shown in communicating.Downlink Link (DL) (also referred to as forward link) refers to the communication link from B node 108 to UE 110, and uplink (UL) ( Referred to as reverse link) refer to communication link from UE 110 to B node 108.

Core net 104 can be docked with one or more access net (such as UTRAN 102).As shown, core net 104 It is UMTS core net.However, as the skilled person will recognize, each conception of species provided in the whole text in the disclosure can be It is realized in RAN or other suitable access nets, to provide connecing to the other kinds of core net except UMTS network to UE Enter.

The UMTS core net 104 explained includes the circuit switching domain (CS) and the domain packet switch (PS).Some of circuits Exchange component is mobile service switching centre (MSC), Visitor Location Register (VLR) and gateway MSC (GMSC).Packet switch member Part includes Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) and Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN).Some network elements, such as EIR, HLR, VLR and AuC, can be shared by both circuit commutative field and packet-switched domain.

In the example explained, core net 104 is with MSC 112 and GMSC 114 come support circuit-switched service.One In a little applications, GMSC 114 is referred to alternatively as Media Gateway (MGW).One or more RNC (such as, RNC 106) can be connected to MSC 112.MSC 112 is the device for controlling call setup, call routing and UE mobility functions.MSC 112 further includes visiting Objective location register (VLR), VLR period in the area of coverage that UE is in MSC 112 includes information related with subscriber.GMSC 114 provide the gateway for passing through MSC 112, for UE access Circuit Switching Network 116.GMSC 114 includes home location register (HLR) 115, the HLR 115 include subscriber data, the data of the details for the service that such as reflection specific user has subscribed to.HLR is also It is associated with authentication center (AuC) comprising the authentication data different because of subscriber.When receiving the calling to particular UE, GMSC 114 inquiry HLR 115 are transmitted to the specific MSC of the service position to determine the position of the UE and by the calling.

The core net 104 explained also uses Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) 118 and Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) 120 packet switched data service is supported.General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is designed to than preferred circuit The higher speed of the available speed of data service is exchanged to provide packet data service.GGSN 120 be UTRAN 102 provide with The connection of packet-based network 122.Packet-based network 122 can be internet, proprietary data net or other certain conjunctions Suitable packet-based network.The major function of GGSN 120 is to provide packet-based network connectivty to UE 110.Number It can be transmitted between GGSN 120 and UE 110 by SGSN 118 according to grouping, the SGSN 118 is main in packet-based domain Execute function identical with the function that MSC 112 is executed in the circuit switched domain.

It includes aerial to the 3G/W-CDMA between UE 110 and UTRAN 102 that high-speed packet, which accesses (HSPA) air interface, A series of enhancings of interface, to promote the period of reservation of number of bigger handling capacity and reduction.To Previous standards its In he modifies, HSPA utilizes mixed automatic repeat request (HARQ), shared transmission and adaptive modulation and coding. Define HSPA standard include HSDPA (high-speed downlink packet access) and HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet access, Referred to as enhanced uplink or EUL).

UTRAN 102 be can according to the disclosure come using RAN an example.Referring to Fig. 2, as example rather than limit It is fixed, illustrate the rough schematic view of the RAN 200 in UTRAN framework.The system includes multiple cellular zones (cellular cell), packet Include respectively may include one or more sectors cellular cell 202,204 and 206.Cellular cell can geographically define (for example, Defined by overlay area) and/or can be defined according to frequency, scrambled code etc..That is, the honeycomb geographically defined explained Cell 202,204 and 206 can be respectively for example by being further divided into multiple cellular cells using different scrambled codes.Example Such as, cellular cell 204a can use the first scrambled code, and cellular cell 204b is (while in same geographical area and by same B node 244 anticipate to service) it can be by being distinguished using the second scrambled code.

In the cellular cell for being divided into sector, multiple sectors in cellular cell can be formed by each antenna groups, Wherein each antenna is responsible for being communicated with each UE in a part of the cellular cell.For example, in cellular cell 202, day Line-group 212,214 and 216 can respectively correspond to different sectors.In cellular cell 204, antenna groups 218,220 and 222 can be respective Corresponding to different sectors.In cellular cell 206, antenna groups 224,226 and 228 can respectively correspond to different sectors.

Cellular cell 202,204 and 206 may include that can fan with the one or more of each cellular cell 202,204 or 206 Area is in several UE in communication.For example, UE 230 and 232 can be with B node 242 in communicating, UE 234 and 236 can be with B Node 244 is in communication, and UE 238 and 240 can be with B node 246 in communicating.Here, each B node 242,244 and The 246 all UE 230,232,234,236,238 and 240 that can be configured into each cellular cell 202,204 and 206 are mentioned It is supplied to the access point of core net 204 (see Fig. 2).

During the calling with source honeycomb district, or in any other time, UE 236 can monitor each of source honeycomb district Kind parameter and the various parameters of adjacent cells.In addition, depending on the quality of these parameters, UE 236 can be maintained and one The communication of a or multiple adjacent cellular cells.During between at this moment, UE 236 can safeguard active set, that is, UE 236 is connected to simultaneously Cellular cell list (that is, current assign downlink dedicated physical channels DPCH or part downlink to UE 236 The cellular cell those of link dedicated physical channels F-DPCH UTRAN may make up active set).

UTRAN air interface can be spread spectrum direct sequence CDMA (DS-CDMA) system, such as be marked using W-CDMA Quasi- air interface.DS-CDMA is spread by the sequence of the pseudo-random bits multiplied by referred to as chip come spread user data.With Such DS-CDMA technology is based in the W-CDMA air interface of UTRAN 102 and is also required frequency division duplex (FDD).FDD saves B Uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) between point 108 and UE 110 use different carrier frequencies.Benefit for UMTS It is TD-SCDMA air interface with DS-CDMA and using another air interface of time division duplex (TDD).Those skilled in the art will Recognize, while characterized as each example may quote from W-CDMA air interface, but cardinal principle is equally applicable to TD- SCDMA air interface or any other suitable air interface.

In wireless telecommunication systems, concrete application is depended on, communication protocol architecture can take various forms.For example, In 3GPP UMTS system, signaling protocol stack is divided into non-access stratum (NAS) and access stratum (AS).NAS is provided on each Layer for the signaling between UE 110 and core net 104 (referring to Fig.1), and may include circuit switching and packet switching protocol. AS provides lower level, for the signaling between UTRAN 102 and UE 110, and may include user face and control plane.Here, with Family face or i.e. data surface carry user's traffic, and control plane carries control information (that is, signaling).

Go to Fig. 3, AS is shown to have three layers: layer 1, layer 2 and layer 3.Layer 1 is lowermost layer and realizes various physical layer signals Processing function.Layer 1 will be referred to as physical layer 306 herein.Referred to as the data link layer of layer 2 308 is on physical layer 306 And it is responsible for the link between UE and B node on physical layer 306.

In layer 3, rrc layer 316 disposes the control plane signaling between UE and B node.Rrc layer 316 includes higher for routing Layer message, the several functional entitys for disposing broadcast and paging function, foundation and configuration radio bearer etc..

In the air interface explained, L2 layer 308 is split into each sublayer.In control plane, L2 layer 308 includes two sons Layer: media access control (MAC) sublayer 310 and radio link control (RLC) sublayer 312.In user face, L2 layer 308 is in addition Including Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) sublayer 314.Although being not shown, UE can have on several on L2 layer 308 Layer, including be terminated in network side the network layer (for example, IP layers) of PDN Gateway and be terminated at connection the other end (for example, Distal end UE, server etc.) at application layer.

PDCP sublayer 314 provides the multiplexing between different radio carrying and logic channel.PDCP sublayer 314 also provides pair The header suppression of upper layer data packet provides safety by encrypting data grouping to reduce wireless radio transmission expense, And the switching provided to UE between each B node is supported.

Rlc sublayer 312 generally support for data transmitting acknowledgement mode (AM) (wherein acknowledgement and retransmission processes can by with In error correction), not acknowledgement mode (UM) and transparent mode, and provide the Segmentation and Reassembly to upper layer data packet and logarithm It disorders reception caused by according to reordering to compensate as the mixed automatic repeat request (HARQ) at MAC layer for grouping.True In receipts mode, the commutative various rlc protocol data cells (PDU) of RLC peer-entities (RNC and UE etc.), including RLC data PDU, RLC status PDU and RLC reset PDU, etc..In the disclosure, term " grouping " can refer in each RLC peer-entities Between any RLC PDU for exchanging.

Media access control sublayer 310 provides the multiplexing between logic channel and transmission channel.Media access control sublayer 310 is also responsible for dividing between each UE With the various radio resources (for example, resource block) in a cellular cell.Media access control sublayer 310 is also responsible for HARQ operation.MAC Layer 310 includes various MAC entities comprising but it is not limited to MAC-d entity and MAC-hs/ehs entity.Radio network controller (RNC) protocal layers from MAC-d up are accommodated.For IA High Speed Channel, MAC-hs/ehs layers are accommodated in B node.

From the side UE, MAC-d entity is configured to control to all dedicated transmission channels, to MAC-c/sh/m entity and Access to MAC-hs/ehs entity.In addition, MAC-hs/ehs entity is configured to dispose the peculiar function of HSDPA simultaneously from the side UE Control the access to HS-DSCH transmission channel.Which entity (MAC-hs or MAC-ehs) is wanted in two entities of each upper-layer configured It is functional to be applied to disposition HS-DSCH.

In the disclosure in a first aspect, UE 110 can have the uplink RLC acknowledgement of special filler by sending Mode (AM) or not acknowledgement mode (UM) data protocol data unit (PDU) come convey its to standard outside (non-through standard approval) Feature/enhancing support.UE 110 is communicated according to UTRAN standard with network (for example, UTRAN 102).However, UE can basis Other standards, e-UTRAN, GERAN, CDMA2000RAN standard etc. and network communication.Standard is outer (non-through standard approval) Feature/enhancing refers to that UE 110 is used undefined in the communication standard communicated with network (for example, UTRAN 102) or do not supported Any feature/enhancing.

Fig. 4 is that explanation according to the one side of the disclosure has and is diverted in and signals to feature/enhancing outside standard The concept map of the RLC AM data PDU 400 of the data field of support.The RLC PDU 400 includes several data fields, such as The position D/C 402, length indicator 404, the position E 406 and PAD field 408.When data cascade is not applicable and remaining to be transmitted When the entire RLC PDU of the unfilled given size of data, the remainder in the data field is by the filling in PAD field 408 It fills position.In one example, in order to indicate the support to feature outside standard, these fields can be arranged as follows.

D/C=1 (data PDU).

Length indicator (LI)=" 1111111 " (7) or " 111111111111111 " (15).

Position " E "=be attached to the 1 of one " length indicator ".It is unnecessary " special to avoid that the position is used by receiver Signaling/PAD pattern " verification.

PAD field 408 includes the special signaling pattern (filler) for the outer feature/enhancing of standard that mark UE 110 is supported. Both UE and network (such as UTRAN 102) need to agree to mutually and identify the special signaling pattern.In a network, radio Network controller (RNC) 106 receives the RLC data PDU 400 through special filling and decodes the special signaling pattern to determine Outer feature/the enhancing of the standard that UE is supported.In other words, PAD field 408 is diverted between UE and network outside reception and registration standard Feature/enhancing.In the various aspects of the disclosure, the non-standard signaling method explained in Fig. 4 can be used in uplink (UL) between UE and network outside reception and registration standard and in RLC AM and UM the data PDU the two in both directions downlink (DL) Feature/enhancing.

In the second aspect of the disclosure, UE 110 (or can be sent by transmitting the uplink RLC with special filler Band) status PDU come convey its to standard outside (non-through standard approval) feature/enhancing support.Fig. 5 is according to the disclosure The explanation of one side, which has, is diverted in the uplink signaled to the data field of feature/enhancing support outside standard The concept map of RLC status PDU 500.RLC status PDU by RLC sender entity using come request its equity recipient's entity Movably receiving window.It is also used by RLC recipient's entity the related missing of sender's peer-entities or receiving to notify PDU.In this example, D/C field 502 is configured to zero to indicate this for control PDU.PAD field 504 includes special signaling code Type (filler) is to signal feature/enhancing outside supported standard, its related command and its relevant parameter.

RLC status PDU 500 includes one or more SUFI field 506.SUFI is carried in relation to success and non-successful reception PDU and window size information.Each SUFI is divided into type field, length field and value field.Length field description The length of value field, value field contain the status information by type field definition.In this example, SUFI type can be Any suitable type, for example, NO_MORE (there is no) data, ACK etc..

Fig. 6 is the concept map of the status PDU 600 of explanation uplink RLC incidentally according to the one side of the disclosure.It sends The status PDU of band is the status PDU transmitted in data PDU.The status PDU 600 of RLC incidentally has R2 field 602, PDU class Type-word section 604, PAD field 606 and SUFI field 608.R2 field is 1 reserved field, and is always configured to 0.PDU Type field is encoded into 3, and indicates the type (for example, state, resetting or resetting ACK) of control PDU.In the example In, PDU type field can be set into 000.PAD field 606 includes special signaling pattern (filler) to signal standard Outer feature/enhancing, its related command and its relevant parameter.SUFI field 608 can be any suitable type, for example, NO_ MORE (there is no) data, ACK etc..Network receives the above RLC through special filling status PDU 600 incidentally and decodes The special signaling pattern of PAD field 606 is to determine feature/enhancing outside supported standard.In the various aspects of the disclosure, figure The non-standard signaling method explained in 6 can be used in uplink (UL) and the direction downlink (DL) the two in UE Feature/enhancing outside supported standard is conveyed between network.

In the third aspect of the disclosure, it is logical that the filler that UE 110 can borrow uplink MAC-e/MAC-i carrys out signaling Know the outer feature/enhancing of standard, its related command and its relevant parameter.Fig. 7 is that had to be converted according to the explanation in terms of the disclosure (borrow) is in signaling MAC-e PDU 700 and MAC-i PDU to the data field of feature/enhancing support outside standard 710 simplification concept map.MAC-e PDU 700 has MAC-e header 702, several MAC-es PDU 704 and optional filling Field 706.Filling field 706 includes an appropriate number of filler to cooperate current transmission block size.Similarly, MAC-i PDU 710 have MAC-i header 712, several MAC-is PDU 714 and optional filling field 716.It includes suitable for filling field 716 When the filler of quantity is to cooperate current transmission block size.

In the one side of the disclosure, it is special that the filling field of MAC-e PDU 700 or MAC-i PDU 702 can have Signaling pattern (for example, the predetermined pattern agreed to mutually in advance by UE and network) to signal feature/enhancing outside standard. That is, filling field 706 or 716 is diverted in non-standard signaling.In one example, through the MAC-e/i PDU of special filling It can be sent from UE to network one or many.Filler with special signaling pattern will be by network (for example, B node/RNC) Decoding is to trigger feature/enhancing outside specific standard, its related command and its relevant parameter.In the various aspects of the disclosure, The special signaling method explained in Fig. 7 can be used in uplink (UL) and the direction downlink (DL) the two in UE Feature/enhancing outside reception and registration standard between network.

The method based on RLC of Fig. 4-6 can execute at RNC 106, and the method based on MAC of Fig. 7 can be in RNC 106 and/or B node 108 at execute.In all aspects of this disclosure, these methods can be combined in mixed mechanism, wherein base Can be used for signaling in the method for RLC be related to B node, feature/enhancing outside RNC and more standards；And it is based on MAC Method can be used for signaling the outer feature/enhancing of standard for only relating to B node.

In the fourth aspect of the disclosure, UE 110 can send in PDU type field 508 have conversion/borrow Retain uplink RLC control PDU 500 (referring to Fig. 5) of PDU type to signal to feature/enhancing branch outside standard It holds.For example, PDU type 011-111 is retained in current 3GPP standard.In the various aspects of the disclosure, UE can be borrowed 011-111 retains any type in PDU type to signal the outer feature/enhancing of supported standard.RNC 106 will be solved It code and fills and such go to B node/RNC signaling and enhanced outside specific standard with being triggered with its related command and parameter. PDU type through converting can send one or many from UE to network.In the various aspects of the disclosure, which is converted The non-standard signaling method for retaining PDU type can be used in uplink and downlink direction the two in UE and network Between convey standard outer feature/enhancing.

The disclosure the 5th aspect in, UE 110 can send in SUFI field 506 have conversion/borrow reservation Uplink RLC control PDU 500 (referring to Fig. 5) of SUFI type is to signal to feature/enhancing support outside standard.? In current 3GPP standard, SUFI Class1 001-1111 is retained.In the various aspects of the disclosure, UE can be by 1001-1111 Any type in reservation SUFI type, which are converted/are borrowed in, signals the outer feature/enhancing of supported standard.RNC 106 will It can decode and fill and such go to B node/RNC signaling to trigger specific mark with its related command and its relevant parameter Quasi- outer enhancing.SUFI type through converting can send one or many from UE to network.It is this in the various aspects of the disclosure Using through convert SUFI type non-standard signaling method can be used in uplink and downlink direction the two with Convey standard outer feature/enhancing between UE and network.

At the 6th aspect of the disclosure, UE 110 is transmittable to have the RRC information through conversion/borrow dummy argument position with signaling Notice is to feature/enhancing support outside standard.It is some to disappear according to 3GPP RRC specification (for example, 3GPP technical specification 25.331) Breath may include one or more information elements (IE) of entitled " dummy argument ", these information elements are only included in abstract syntax note In method one (ASN.1).ASN.1 is described for indicating, encoding, the rule of transmission and decoding data in telecommunications and computer networking Then with the standard of structure and notation.In current standard, UE 110 should avoid sending entitled " dummy argument " to UTRAN 102 IE.Similarly, UTRAN should avoid the IE that entitled " dummy argument " is sent to UE.If UE receives the IE of entitled " dummy argument ", should Ignore such IE and as these dummy arguments IE does not handle the remainder of the message by including.Entitled " dummy argument " IE relates to include before in the specification of version and by being substituted with the dummy argument of same type by (mistakenly) The information element that its mode has been removed.

Fig. 8 is according to the one side of the disclosure by signaling feature/enhancing outside standard using RRC dummy argument IE The concept map of UE 802 and UTRAN 804.UE 802 can be identical as UE 110, and UTRAN 804 can be with UTRAN 102 It is identical.UE 802 transmission through convert/borrow dummy argument IE 806 with signal feature/enhancing outside standard, its related command, And its relevant parameter.Once mutually agreeing in advance through UE and network implementations, some dummy argument positions in RRC ASN.1 It is borrowed/converts to signal feature/enhancing outside standard, its related command and its relevant parameter.For example, dummy argument IE 806 can be configured to the various position patterns through agreeing to mutually to signal enhancing and feature outside standard.

At the 7th aspect of the disclosure, network can be used the equipment identification number different because of equipment and can support to mark to identify The particular UE of quasi- outer feature/enhancing.For example, each 3GPP UE is by including the source area about the equipment, model and sequence number Uniqueness international mobile station equipment identity (IMEI) number of information identifies.Fig. 9 be according to the one side of the disclosure pass through benefit The concept map of feature/enhancing UE 902 and UTRAN 904 outside standard is signaled with IMEI number.UE 902 can be with UE 110 is identical, and UTRAN 904 can be identical as UTRAN 102.In the one side of the disclosure, the maintenance of UTRAN 904, which has, includes The database 906 of the device id (for example, IMEI number) of the UE of the outer feature/enhancing of support standard.During call setup, UE Its IMEI number 908 is transmitted to UTRAN 904 by 902.UTRAN 904 is by the item in the IMEI number 908 received and database 906 Mesh is made comparisons.If the IMEI of UE is matched with one of entry those of is stored in database 906, then UTRAN 904 can make Outer feature/the enhancing of corresponding standard can be supported by obtaining such as its B node and/or RNC.

Signaling method described in figure 4 above -9 is single step signaling method.In the eighth aspect of the disclosure, two step signalings Method can be used to signal the outer feature/enhancing of standard.Figure 10 is 1002 He of explanation UE according to the one side of the disclosure The concept map of the two step signaling methods for signaling the outer feature/enhancing of standard between UTRAN 1004.UE 1002 can be with It is identical as UE 110, and UTRAN 1004 can be identical as UTRAN 102.In this, both UE and UTRAN do not support specific Feature X (for example, uplink Open-Loop Transmit Diversity).In the first step, UE sends enhanced capabilities and enables message 1006 to believe Order notifies the UE that can support non-standard signaling.Enhanced capabilities, which enable message 1006, can follow standard traffic signaling protocol, Such as 3GPP accesses stratum's (AS) rrc layer signaling or the non-access stratum of 3GPP (NAS) layer signaling.In some sides of the disclosure Face, enhanced capabilities, which enable message 1006, can be NAS layers of message, and such as attached received message, attached completion message, identity are asked Ask message or identity response message.(for example, 3GPP technical specification 24.008).

In one example, enhanced capabilities enable message 1006 can be instruction UE can supported feature X (that is, to spy Levy X support=TRUE (true)) UE capability report.In fact, the ungenuine supported feature X of both UE and UTRAN, but UE It can agree to mutually signal the UE to non-standard to the imaginary instruction of the support of feature X using this in advance with UTRAN The support of signaling.In the side UTRAN 1008, enhanced capabilities are enabled into the UE in message 1006 to the imaginary support solution of feature X It is read as initiating the triggering of non-standard signaling.Then, in second step 1010, any single step described in Fig. 4-9 is can be used in UE Signaling method conveys the supported standard outer feature/enhancing.It should be noted that various signaling methods described above can be by UE or UTRAN using come signaled in uplink or downlink direction feature/enhancing outside standard, its related command, And its relevant parameter.

Figure 11 is the hard-wired exemplary concept map for explaining the device 1100 using processing system 1114.According to this public affairs Any part of the various aspects opened, element or element or any combination of element are available including one or more processors 1104 processing system 1114 is realized.For example, device 1100 can be such as in any one of Fig. 1,2,8,9 and/or 10 Or the UE of multiple middle explanations.In another example, device 1100 can be such as any one of Fig. 1,2,8,9 and/or 10 or Radio network controller (RNC) or B node in multiple middle explained UTRAN.The example of processor 1104 includes: micro- place Manage device, microcontroller, digital signal processor (DSP), field programmable gate array (FPGA), programmable logic device (PLD), State machine, gate control logic, discrete hardware circuit and other configurations are at the various functionality described in the whole text in the execution disclosure Appropriate hardware.That is, as the processor 1104 utilized in device 1100 can be used for realizing the description in Fig. 4-10 and explain Any one or more processes.

In the example present, processing system 1114 can be implemented so that with the total coil holder indicated by bus 1102 generalizedly Structure.Depending on the concrete application and overall design constraints of processing system 1114, the bus 1102 may include any number of mutual Even bus and bridge.Bus 1102 will include one or more processors (generally being indicated by processor 1104), memory 1105 and the various circuits of computer-readable medium (generally being indicated by computer readable storage medium 1106) link together. Bus 1102 can also link various other circuits, such as timing source, peripheral equipment, voltage-stablizer and management circuit, these electricity Road is well known in the art, and therefore will not be discussed further.Bus interface 1108 provides bus 1102 and receives Interface between hair machine 1110.Transceiver 1110 provides a mean for the communication that transmission medium is communicated with various other devices and connects Mouthful.Depending on the essence of the device, user interface 1112 also can provide (for example, keypad, display, loudspeaker, microphone, behaviour Vertical pole).

Figure 12 is the processor 1104 and computer-readable medium 1106 explained in more detail according to the one side of the disclosure Concept map.Processor 1104 may include filler conversion circuit system 1202, PDU type conversion circuit system 1204, SUFI Type conversion circuit system 1206, dummy argument IE conversion circuit system 1208 and IMEI circuit system 1210.It is computer-readable to deposit Storage 1106 may include filler conversion program 1222, PDU type conversion program 1224, SUFI type conversion program 1226, dummy argument IE conversion program 1228 and IMEI program 1230.In the various aspects of the disclosure, processor 1104 can execute these programs To configure these circuit systems to execute the various processes and function that are explained in Fig. 4-10.These circuit systems and program can be with It is described in more detail below with reference to Figure 13 and Figure 14.

Processor 1104 is responsible for management bus 1102 and general processing, including to being stored in computer readable storage medium The execution of software on 1106.Software executes processing system 1114 below for any specific The various functions of device description.Computer readable storage medium 1106 may be additionally used for storage and execute software by processor 1104 When the data that manipulate.

One or more processors 1104 in processing system can execute software.Software should be broadly interpreted to anticipate For instruction, instruction set, code, code segment, program code, program, subprogram, software module, application, software application, software package, Routine, subroutine, object, executable item, the thread of execution, regulation, function etc., no matter its be with software, firmware, middleware, Microcode, hardware description language or other terms are all such to address.Software can reside in computer readable storage medium On 1106.Computer readable storage medium 1106 can be non-transient computer-readable storage media.As an example, non-transient meter Calculation machine readable storage medium storing program for executing includes: magnetic storage apparatus (for example, hard disk, floppy disk, magnetic stripe), CD (for example, compression dish (CD) or number Word Multifunctional disk (DVD)), smart card, flash memory device (for example, memory card, memory stick or Keyed actuator), arbitrary access deposit Reservoir (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), programming ROM (PROM), erasable type PROM (EPROM), Electrically Erasable PROM (EEPROM), register, removable disk and any other be used for store can by computer access and reading software and/or The suitable media of instruction.Computer readable storage medium 1106 may reside in processing system 1114, in processing system 1114 Outside is distributed across multiple entities including the processing system 1114.Computer readable storage medium 1106 can be implemented In computer program product.As an example, computer program product may include the computer-readable storage medium in encapsulating material Matter.Come those skilled in the art will appreciate that how to depend on concrete application with the overall design constraints being added on total system The described function provided in the whole text in the disclosure is best accomplished.

Figure 13 be explanation according to the one side of the disclosure by conversion enhanced capabilities enable the data field of message come The flow chart of the method 1300 of the support of (non-standard) feature/enhancing is signaled outside to standard.This method 1300 can use UE 110 and UTRAN 102 is realized.Referring to Figure 13, first network entity (for example, UE 110) is to the second network entity (for example, net Network or UTRAN 102) enhanced capabilities for meeting communication standard (for example, UTRAN standard) and configuration message are transmitted (for example, PDU 400,500,600,700,710 or dummy argument IE 806) (see frame 1302).The data field of enhanced capabilities and configuration message is matched It is set to and provides according to the first function of communication standard and be related to being different from feature defined in the communication standard for conveying Second function of at least one feature agreed to mutually (the outer feature/enhancing of standard) or the information to the support of this feature.That is, increasing Strong type ability is communicated in maintenance with the data field of configuration message and is extraly converted while standard is consistent to convey not The information for defining or supporting in the communication standard that communicates with the second network entity, parameter, and/or right are used in first network entity Feature/enhancing support.

In the various aspects of the disclosure, enhanced capabilities and configuration message can be RLC control PDU, RLC data PDU, MAC-e/i PDU or RRC PDU.It is filled out for example, UE (first network entity) can execute filler conversion program 1222 with configuring Position conversion circuit system 1202 is filled to be diverted to signal pair by RLC control/data PDU or MAC-e/i PDU filler The support of the outer feature/enhancing of standard.UE can execute PDU type conversion routine 1224 to configure PDU type conversion circuit system The reservation PDU type of RLC state (or incidentally) PDU is diverted to signal to feature/enhancing support outside standard by 1204. UE can execute SUFI type conversion routine 1226 to configure SUFI type conversion circuit system 1206 will retain SUFI type It is diverted to signal to feature/enhancing support outside standard.UE can execute dummy information element (IE) conversion routine 1228 To configure dummy argument IE conversion circuit system 1208 so that RRC dummy argument IE to be diverted to signal to feature/enhancing branch outside standard It holds.

Referring back to Figure 13, in two step signaling methods, in transmission enhanced capabilities and configuration message to signal to extremely Before the support (see frame 1302) of the few one non-feature through standard approval agreed to mutually, first network entity can be optionally The enhanced capabilities for meeting communication standard to the transmission of the second network entity enable message (frame 1304).Enhanced capabilities enabling disappears Breath is configured to enable or disable the support of at least one feature agreed to mutually to this.In one example, enhanced capabilities Enabling message can be including indicating the 1006 (example of message by UE and network both sides to the capability flags of the support of feature imaginaryly Such as, RRC UE capability report).

Figure 14 is that explanation according to the one side of the disclosure is signaled using unique device identification number outside to standard The flow chart of the method 1400 of the support of feature.In some instances, method 1400 can be with UE 110 and UTRAN 102 come real It is existing.In first step 1402, UE is according to communication standard (for example, UTRAN standard) to UTRAN (network) transmission equipment identification number (for example, IMEI 908 in Fig. 9).UTRAN includes device id database (for example, database 906 in Fig. 9), each Device id indicates at least one feature supported by the corresponding UE with same identification number.At least one feature is different The feature defined in the communication standard with network communication or supported is used in UE.In second step 1404, UE is in response to number The non-feature ratified through standard supported is enabled according to the matching of device id in library.The non-feature through standard approval is simultaneously It is defined or supports in communication standard used in not using and communicated with UTRAN in UE.For example, UE can execute IMEI routine 1230 to configure IMEI circuit system 1210 to transmission of network IMEI number.Although method 1300 and 1400 is to initiate the communication with UE Come what is described, but these methods can also be equally applicable to network and initiate in the application of the communication.That is, these methods can be with It is applied on uplink direction or downlink direction.

Several aspects of telecommunication system are given referring to W-CDMA system.As those skilled in the art artisan will readily appreciate that As, the various aspects through disclosure description extend to other telecommunication systems, the network architecture and communication standard.

As an example, various aspects can be extended to other UMTS systems, such as TD-SCDMA and TD-CDMA.Each side Face extend also to using long term evolution (LTE) (at FDD, TDD or both modes), advanced LTE (LTE-A) (FDD, Under TDD or both modes), CDMA2000, evolution data optimization (EV-DO), Ultra-Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, ultra wide band (UWB), bluetooth system and/or other are suitable System.Used actual telecommunication standard, the network architecture and/or communication standard will depend on concrete application and be added to The overall design constraints of system.

It should be understood that the specific order or hierarchy of each step is the explanation of example process in disclosed method.It is based on Design preference, it should be appreciated that the specific order or hierarchy of each step in these methods can be rearranged.Appended method right is wanted The element that various steps are presented in sample order is sought, and is not meant to be defined to presented specific order or hierarchy, is removed It is non-to have special narration herein.

Description before offer be can practice to make any person skilled in the art it is described herein various Aspect.Various changes in terms of these will be easy to be understood by those skilled, and general as defined in this article Suitable principle can be applied to other aspects.Therefore, claim is not intended to be limited to various aspects shown in this paper, and It is that the full scope consistent with the language of claim should be awarded, wherein being not intended to the citation of the singular of element Indicate " one and only one " --- except non-specifically so statement, and it is intended to refer to " one or more ".Except non-specifically in addition Statement, otherwise term " some/some " refers to one or more.The phrase for quoting from the "at least one" in a list of items refers to Any combination of these projects, including single member.As an example, " at least one of a, b or c " is intended to cover: a；b；c；a And b；A and c；B and c；And a, b and c.The element of various aspects described throughout this disclosure is worked as those of ordinary skill in the art It is clearly included in this, and is intended to by right by citation with equivalent scheme functionally in preceding or known from now on all structures It is required that being covered.In addition, any content disclosed herein is all not intended to contribute to the public, no matter it is such it is open whether It is explicitly recited in detail in the claims.Any element of claim shall not be in 35 U.S.C. §, 112 sixth item It provides to explain, unless the element is using wording " device being used for ... " come clearly describing or want in method right The element is using wording " the step of being used for ... " Lai Xushu in shape of pleading.

Claims

1. the signaling method in a kind of cordless communication network, comprising:

Meet the enhanced capabilities and configuration message of communication standard from first network entity to the transmission of the second network entity,

Wherein the data field of the enhanced capabilities and configuration message is configured to provide first according to the communication standard Function and for convey be related to be different from the communication standard defined in feature at least one feature agreed to mutually Information the second function；

Wherein

Before transmitting the enhanced capabilities and configuration message, the transmission of the second network entity of Xiang Suoshu meets the communication standard Enhanced capabilities enable message,

Wherein the enhanced capabilities enable message include radio resource control (RRC) user equipment (UE) capability report and It is configured to enable or disable the support at least one feature agreed to mutually, and

Wherein the RRC UE capability report includes indicating the first network entity and second network entity two imaginaryly Person enables the capability flags of the support at least one feature agreed to mutually to the support of feature and whereby.

2. the method as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that it includes that access stratum layer disappears that the enhanced capabilities, which enable message, Breath or non-access stratum layer message.

3. the method as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that second function does not define in the communication standard.

4. the method as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the enhanced capabilities include radio link with configuration message It controls in (RLC) data PDU, RLC control PDU, media access control (MAC) PDU or radio resource control (RRC) PDU At least one.

5. the method as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the data field include be encoded into reception and registration be related to it is described extremely The filler of the information of a few feature agreed to mutually.

6. the method as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the data field include be configured to convey be related to it is described extremely The reservation PDU type of the information of a few feature agreed to mutually.

7. the method as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the data field include be configured to convey be related to it is described extremely Reservation super field (SUFI) type of the information of a few feature agreed to mutually.

8. the method as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the data field include be configured to convey be related to it is described extremely Radio resource control (RRC) dummy information element of the information of a few feature agreed to mutually.

9. the method as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the first network entity include user equipment, B node or Radio network controller (RNC).

10. a kind of device for wireless communications, comprising:

At least one processor；

It is coupled to the communication interface of at least one processor；And

It is coupled to the memory of at least one processor,

Wherein at least one described processor include be configured to transmit to network entity the enhanced capabilities for meeting communication standard and The first circuit system of message is configured, and

Wherein

At least one described processor includes second circuit system, and the second circuit is configured to transmitting the enhanced energy Before power and configuration message, the enhanced capabilities that the transmission of Xiang Suoshu network entity meets the communication standard enable message,

Wherein the RRC UE capability report includes indicating both described device and the network entity to the branch of feature imaginaryly Hold and enable whereby the capability flags of the support at least one feature agreed to mutually.

11. device as claimed in claim 10, which is characterized in that it includes access stratum layer that the enhanced capabilities, which enable message, Message or non-access stratum layer message.

12. device as claimed in claim 10, which is characterized in that second function does not define in the communication standard.

13. device as claimed in claim 10, which is characterized in that the enhanced capabilities include radio link with configuration message Road controls in (RLC) data PDU, RLC control PDU, media access control (MAC) PDU or radio resource control (RRC) PDU At least one.

14. device as claimed in claim 10, which is characterized in that the data field include be encoded into reception and registration be related to it is described The filler of the information of at least one feature agreed to mutually.

15. device as claimed in claim 10, which is characterized in that the data field include be configured to convey be related to it is described The reservation PDU type of the information of at least one feature agreed to mutually.

16. device as claimed in claim 10, which is characterized in that the data field include be configured to convey be related to it is described Reservation super field (SUFI) type of the information of at least one feature agreed to mutually.

17. device as claimed in claim 10, which is characterized in that the data field include be configured to convey be related to it is described Radio resource control (RRC) dummy information element of the information of at least one feature agreed to mutually.

18. device as claimed in claim 10, which is characterized in that described device includes user equipment, B node or radio Network controller (RNC).